Many fitness clients and even some athletes present with very poor lumbopelvic stabilization strategies. We’ve used a number of methods to train or retrain effective stabilization, but the wall press abs exercise shown here has made teaching much easier. This comes from an article in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 2009, 13, 112-113 […]
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Two-leg squats vs. Modified Single-leg squats
A new study just came out in the Journal of Sports Rehabilitation that compared EMG activity of select lower extremity muscles in the performance of a two-leg squat (TLS) and what they called a modified single-leg squat (MSLS). For most of us, we’d call it a Bulgarian split squat or rear foot elevated split squat. […]
2nd Annual Boston Hockey Summit and Basketball Symposium
Guess where I’ll be speaking this coming May? 2nd Annual Boston Hockey Summit and Basketball Symposium Date: Saturday, May 22nd and May 23rd at Northeastern University Who Should Attend: Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Physicians, Certified Athletic Trainers, Coaches, Personal Trainers, and Physical Therapists who are interested in caring for and developing all those engaged in […]
Proper Pulling
We were showing the interns how to teach pulling exercises like the various forms of rows. Thought it would be of interest.
More Support for Assess and Correct
Assess and Correct is the most useful physical evaluation tool I’ve ever seen. It’s like having instant access to the knowledge that Hartman, Robertson, and Cressey have gained through years of experience studying anatomy and human movement, and working with real people. But most important, it’s presented in a way that you can put it […]